Brien Colwell

[The General Partnership ("TheGP") @thegp]

Building privacy for legitimate use cases is part of making it normal. In Iran, where total internet “blackouts” are routine and censorship protocols block traditional VPNs, URnetwork has become a lifeline for people.

@xcolwell and his team have built decentralized techniques that make private traffic look like normal web traffic, and the result has been a functional network in Iran when everything else has failed.

As the @yo_ur_network team often puts it, privacy shouldn’t be something people do when they’re ‘doing something sketchy.’ Privacy should be normal and inherent in the infrastructure we all use to build freedom.

A great case study on what “normalized privacy” actually looks like:

[URnetwork @yo_ur_network]

This weekend we crossed 100k lifetime networks. We fed our users' feedback to @grok and it summarized it in three words: amazing, innovative, revolutionary. Just like WhatsApp replaced your SMS, these 100k people replaced their VPN with free, transparent, and the best connectivity. A short thread ...

[URnetwork @yo_ur_network]

Solana Mobile is building the decentralized infrastructure of the future. That’s why we’re giving Saga & Seeker holders 2x earnings on URnetwork. Free VPN + Earn = actual utility. GM to innovation.

Claim your multiplier → https://t.co/Az0OwWY9jC

[The General Partnership ("TheGP") @thegp]

URnetwork is live on @ProductHunt today! (h/t @xcolwell) 🙌

https://t.co/D1QDc92xEg provides the most private, available and secure network, powered by the people around you. The company was founded on the idea that we deserve an internet that is inclusive, expressive and free.

Goodbye VPNs...👋
https://t.co/x98KpQ0MSe

[Taylor Majewski @taylormajewski]

Thrilled to see https://t.co/rzCArbNkoy finally out in the world. I loved getting to work on this project at @thegp with @xcolwell, who is on a mission to make the internet more inclusive, expressive and free.

Feels more relevant than ever.

[Markandey Sharma @TechByMarkandey]

VPNs slow you down, cost too much, and still make you trust a company with your data. Why settle for that?

Meet URnetwork – a private, secure, and fast way to browse, without middlemen, trackers, or restrictions.

Why switch?

- No middlemen: Connect directly, no companies tracking you.
- No data leaks: Your privacy stays yours.
- No slowdowns: A faster, more open internet.

URnetwork runs on a peer-to-peer network, meaning your connection is powered by people around you—not big tech servers.

The internet should work for you, not against you. It’s time for a better way.

Try URnetwork today: https://t.co/QalZ46NvqL

Check them out on Product Hunt: https://t.co/E2Gflasnhw

[Nick Sullivan @grittygrease]

I'm excited to share a new proposal to improve privacy online: privacy.txt

This new format aims to standardize the presentation of web privacy policies, making them transparent and machine-readable, much like "robots.txt" for search engines. Louise Van der Peet, Georgios Smaragdakis, Brien Colwell and I put together this proposal to help both consumers and researchers easily understand and act on their privacy rights. Check out the full draft and support our efforts to make the internet a safer space for personal data!

Read the draft here:
https://t.co/TqJ3LbchpP

[Jonathan Lipps @jlipps]

Kicking off today's Appium/Selenium hackathon in SF with some of the contributors of both projects (@titusfortner, @Kazu_cocoa, @b0neskull, @Nikolay_A00)! My project: Webdriver BiDi support in Appium ^_^

[Brien Colwell @xcolwell]

ChatGPT gives a mostly workable recipe for Kung Pao Chicken. But it forgets the step on how to prepare the meat.

[Brien Colwell @xcolwell]

@jlipps There was a time when Harmon Quest was one of my favorite shows!

[Jonathan Lipps @jlipps]

The latest version of the Appium Inspector has a huge new feature: element selection handles which make it possible to select ANY element in the hierarchy regardless of overlaps! https://t.co/0VzPO75Axi to download, or https://t.co/YBMfIDuuFF to use immediately, download-free.

[Jonathan Lipps @jlipps]

HUGE update to the Appium Inspector released today! Build and save Multi-touch Actions/Gestures to replay. Let us know how it works. https://t.co/Jb5YTDFDzj

[Geosley Andrades #EuroSTAR2026 @Geosley]

Proud to be among the first @headspin_io Certified Professional - UI #Automation Engineer. It's was an absolute honor to learn #appium from the Appium Master himself @jlipps.

Thankyou #HeadSpinUniversity for this well-crafted course and challenges.

#testing #softwaretesting

[Jonathan Lipps @jlipps]

Introducing my Appium and Selenium Fundamentals course! Want to apply to enter the free closed beta for this certification course? Make sure to register at HeadSpin University ASAP, since I'll be e-mailing current users about the beta soon! https://t.co/tPKntArjBG

[Nexus Venture Partners @NexusVP]

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[Jonathan Lipps @jlipps]

I may have written a song about XCUITest. Yes, it's weird. But I needed some music to accompany our new XCUITest course at HeadSpin University, so I did what I had to do. Anyway, check out this synthy instrumental vibe! https://t.co/8PgT6ZNu4K

[topcoder @Topcoder]

@Topcoder is proud to promote @headspin_io University's self-paced learning courses. The @AppiumDevs and Selenium Fundamentals will provide everything you need to become a proficient UI test automation engineer. Get started today! #futureofwork
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[戸田広 @hiroshitoda]

https://t.co/wyC6P7u96J Appium開発者コミュニティの Jonathan Lipps @jlipps と松尾さん
@Kazu_cocoa が語るオンラインイベントですね。貴重だ！！

[Jonathan Lipps @jlipps]

Brand new Appium Pro article is up! This one gets a bit more philosophical and asks the questions: What is testing? and What types of testing are there? A little preview of some content from my upcoming Appium & Selenium course. https://t.co/2ZKNwZq1dB